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Elaine Stewart vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
vs
Photograph of Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Elaine Stewart and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 231 different votes 236 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
44 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
23 Aye 44 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
23 Aye 44 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

60.7 %
12 % below average
Rank 569 of 649
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 208 of 649
345
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,875
2,354 eligible divisions
155
44.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
887
47.3 % of votes cast
190
55.1 % of votes cast
No votes
988
52.7 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

19
-54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 649
Appearances
87
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 649
28
-101.7 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 649
Contributions
133
+3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£207,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£207,074
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Energy
16 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Housing
24 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Tax
81 of 111 votes
#5
Trade
79 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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